Quantitative Assessment of Aquatic Microplastic Pollution in an Urban Drainage System of Pakistan

Impact of anthropogenic activities on the microplastic pollution status of an urbanized wetland

Due to their environmental ubiquity, persistence, and potential effects on living organisms, microplastic pollution has become a global concern. Urban wetlands, catchment basins within cities, are one of the final sinks of these pollutants. We studied the occurrence, abundance, distribution, and physical and chemical c...

Microplastic contamination in the Karnaphuli River, Bangladesh: a case study of exposure pathways in data-scarce tropical river systems

Graphical summary of microplastic pollution in the Karnaphuli River. It illustrates sources such as industrial discharge, municipal waste, and urban runoff, transport through water and sediments, ingestion by fish, and human exposure through fish consumption, highlighting a source-to-human pathway. Microplastic (MP)...

MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION IN URBAN DRAINAGE CANALS OF PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: BASELINE DISTRIBUTION, CHARACTERISTICS, AND WATER QUALITY RELATIONSHIPS

Microplastics are emerging contaminants of increasing concern in urban aquatic environments, yet information on their occurrence in Cambodia remains extremely limited. This study provides a first baseline assessment of microplastic contamination in six major urban drainage canals in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Wastewater sam...

Temporal Dynamics of Microplastic Pollution in the Meishe River: Decreasing Surface Water Abundance versus Increasing Sediment Accumulation

Assessment of Microplastic Pollution in the Kelani and Gin River Drinking Water Intake Points in Sri Lanka

Microplastic pollution has become a growing concern in freshwater systems that supply drinking water. This study used a quantitative experimental design to assess the occurrence and preliminary characteristics of microplastics in the Kelani and Gin River drinking-water intake points in Sri Lanka. Water and surface sedi...

Assessment, characterization, and quantification of microplastics from urban rivers (Zarjub and Goharrood), Rasht, Iran

Microplastic (MP) pollution is an emerging environmental concern that affects aquatic ecosystems worldwide, with rivers acting as important pathways for the transport of plastic debris. This study investigated the concentration and characteristics of MPs in the two main urban rivers of Rasht City, northern Iran: the...